Shoutout the Mary at Michael's. She is very helpful and understanding. She made my package return…read moreprocess very simple! She's definitely an employee who goes above and beyond for her customers :)

Despite coming here on a regular basis, I realized I've never reviewed this place - and it deserves…read morea nice, 5-star review. It wasn't until I hit a couple of the other Michaels' locations in the state that I realized how awesome this particular location is. The staff here has never been anything other than great. They're usually busy with stuff, so they aren't particularly amazing at *seeking* you out to ask how you're faring, but if I've ever approached one of them with questions about how to do a craft or where to find something, they seem really happy to help and usually will take me to the exact spot. Most of the employees seem super knowledgeable about various crafts too. The store itself is super clean and modern, too. It's a relatively new building, and it shows. Everything is always in its place, and while it might take a bit to find exactly where I think something should be, I always go "of course it's right there!" when I figure out what section it's in. The bathrooms are really clean, and the employees seem to do a fantastic job of cleaning up errant items. When I've occasionally put down a couple of my items to use the restroom, I'll come back to find them cleaned up already. (Which is annoying, admittedly, but still, great attention to cleanliness on the part of the staff) Check-out is the only time where you might have to wait a bit. The staff is always good about calling for back-up when the lines get long, but just due to the coupons and the usually-tiny nature of items that people pick up, it can take a little bit for each person in line to check-out. Like all hobby stores (which I still find to be an odd practice), Michaels offers 40% or 50% off various parts of the store on different weeks. You can usually wait out for particular sections to go on sale in order to take advantage of the better prices (though baking supplies seem to be very rarely discounted). Every week, they usually have a 40/50% off any regularly-priced item coupon available on their website that you can use, and on special occasions, they run one-day sales where you can get 20% off your total purchase including sale items. I'll admit Hobby Lobby is a bit bigger and has a better selection of various things due to the larger store. However, I've always found that Michael has a whole lot better selection, and it's open on Sunday. (Plus, depending on your political views, shopping at Michaels means not supporting Hobby Lobby)

My son had a Presidents Ball this weekend for Homecoming. Steven was fantastic, they were able to…read moreget him sized in a short period of time. He looked great in the blue tux. Steven even helped with the return. We highly recommend them!

I can't say too much about the actual rental process or ordering process quite yet, but we had a…read morefantastic time doing a fitting and preliminary order at Men's Warehouse the other day. The first employee we worked with was particularly friendly. When we were clearly a bit confused about what we wanted or had in mind, he was happy to show us some of the options - and quite patient as well. He was very honest about their options - pointing out the various differences and why you'd want to splurge for various things. After he passed us to another employee for the fitting and sizing, the new employee was just as friendly. She seemed particularly knowledgeable about men's fashion - including how to tell if a jacket or shirt is particularly well-fitting. She offered brand options to help with fit, and she went out of her way to call up to corporate to a get rush on a preliminary suit for fitting purposes. The earlier employee had also misquoted us a price, but she was happy to give us the item for the price because it was their error. She was very friendly, made the process feel particularly smooth (even though it took about an hour), and was clearly knowledgeable about everything they sell. As a sidenote, Men's Warehouse does make it pretty easy to use them for tux rental. You can pick up or return the clothing to any of their Men's Warehouse locations.

A surprisingly spacious and clean trading card game store. With the tall windows and the open…read moreaisles, this is probably the most comfortable I've ever felt in a nerd store. Everything is really clearly and nicely organized, and it was ridiculously easy to find exactly what I wanted. Attached to here is a large room (looks like they bought out the store next to this store in the strip mall) with lots of newer tables and chairs for game nights. Looks like Dark Vassal Gaming focuses pretty heavily on trading card games and trading card game accessories. I didn't see any board games or figurines or D&D stuff. While they were already sold out of the set we were looking for, the employee was super friendly and helpful and had a very extroverted personality. We ended up finding a different set we hadn't seen before, and we left feeling a bit jealous that this wasn't a place that existed a couple years earlier when I lived in the city. Everything we were browsing seemed to be sold at or pretty close to MSRP. Didn't see any price gouging.

The service at cedar falls iowa store was terrible today. Date: 8/15/25 around 11;30 am. There was…read moreone employee working the register and she did a great job while the other employee walked around the store without a smile or personality. finally the employee who was walking the store came and opened a register and it was just my luck shenwaited.on me. While the advertised sale was a BOGO it didn't work for the shoes I purchased for my granddaughters for school. Eventhough they were almost the exact same pair of Adidas. She had a flat personality wasn't helpful in any way. Too bad it's becoming the norm for retail workers to not try any longer. The shoes were not a good value because I could have ordered from adidas.com and at least got reward points or potential found the same thing on SALE, A SALE that would have actually been REAL instead of a farce to lure you into the store. I did buy the shoes because the girls loved them and I didn't want to break their hearts. Next time I won't suggest to them that we shop famous footwear.

So thankful they opened this new location. It's right by my work and home. Very convenient for my…read morefamily. I like the variety of shoes from famous footwear. If you hit the buy one get one half sales you can really save. As long as you could use two pairs of shoes. I get most of my kids' shoes here. I can typically find their size in most styles. I have good luck buying work shoes here. I wear black flat sole dress shoes. It can be hard to find comfortable ones but I can usually find something here. I used to shop at the location on University Ave by Kohls but this will probably be my main location since it's so close to work. It is smaller than the University Ave location but there is still ample selection and sizes of shoes. I've been here twice before posting my review and both times have gotten good service from associates.

This is a newer Maurices location right near the Target over near this new shopping district. It's…read morea pretty large store, and it offers a shoe area, multiple dressing rooms, a plus-sized area, and a regularly-sized area. It's bigger than most mall Maurice locations that I've seen. Maurices sizing goes from a size 0 all the way up to a size 24. Their plus-sized selection is smaller (about 1/4 of the store) compared to the regular sizes, but it's still quite a bit of clothing. Staff is really what makes this store. Staff is helpful without being pushy. They happily will open a fitting room for you, and they occasionally will check in and ask if they can help you find items. Lots of other people were taking advantage of that, and staff was helping them put together great outfits by making suggestions. They are really good about regularly using your name and making you feel like a valued customer. I was looking for a scarf in a different color, and the staff was really helpful. They looked it up on their own system, double-checked throughout the whole store when the system said they didn't have it, and then offered to call down to the Waterloo location and see if they had one for me. The entire experience was very friendly, and I always got the feeling that the staff genuinely was having an okay time working there and wanted to help. Price can be a bit high depending on the items. I'd recommend trying to take advantage of their sales; they regularly have discounts or "Buy One, Get One ___" sales which help lower the prices. They also offer a free rewards program that gives you a $5 credit for every $100 you spend, so that will you save a bit more money. Finding specific items can be a bit difficult, though, so you may need to ask for help. For example, their scarves are placed in multiple areas throughout the entire store, so it can make it hard to compare all scarves at once. However, with such helpful staff, it really isn't too hard to eventually find what you're looking for. Maurices has nice clothing, but what really makes this store is the staff. This is probably one of the best customer service experiences that I've had in awhile.

I have shopped at Maurice's for at least 20 years. They have some very fashionable finds and have…read moresome great sales going on too. I'm generally satisfied with their plus size offerings. Thank you for not forgetting the big girls! They have plenty of selection in casual and dressy options. My one complaint is in the summer there are way too many sleeveless options and not enough short sleeve selection. I'm not allowed to wear sleeveless at work. They always have ample friendly staff ready to assist and get you a dressing room. The store is always clean and well stocked.

This is a used bookstore that presents like a new one. Everything is organized, clean and shelved…read more Nothing is tattered and the prices are pretty darn amazing. Most of the novels I picked up were $4.99 and in excellent condition. You might not find a deep discount bargain here but you also won't have to search through dusty stacks on the floor.

Books on Main is the "used books" version of The Nook bookstore (that only sells new books) across…read morethe street. They have similar availability and stylization between both stores. Impressively low prices (between $4 to $12 for most books I saw) with books in pretty solid shape. Honestly, after I saw a few books go for $18 at The Nook and then $8 over here, I'm not sure why you'd buy at The Nook (though the Nook was awesome too). Didn't see any stained covers or bent pages; the spines of the books are clearly "used" (no new book smells) here, but they're in really good shape. Staff was really friendly but left us alone to shop. I ended up picking up a few books, and I was happy to receive them in a cute brown paper bag as well (which I used to take out recycling today!). If you shop at Books on Main, you get a 10% coupon off a coffee across the street at the Reader Cafe (which is attached to Books on Main). Books on Main does not have a bathroom in it (unlike the Cafe and The Nook across the street). It is, however, attached to Raygun at the back of the store, allowing you to shop two stores without having to pop back outside. As a single semi-large room, the books here are very focused on popular fiction niches. You get lots of mystery thrillers, romance, and romantasy books. There's a very small section of cookbooks, non-fiction, and SciFi, but it's relatively clear that this book is focusing most on what sells best (i.e. your BookTok genres). Would come back in an instant.

A REALLY, unapologetically progressive store in downtown Cedar Falls. I love Raygun, and I'm so…read morehappy to see a Cedar Falls location. Everything was bright and easy to shop - though I was struggling to find t-shirts in my size. (Probably because it was around the holidays; a lot of middle sizes were sold out) Serious quality in everything they sell with t-shirts - especially ones that are printed ASAP to reference recent events in the world - being their big star product. You're supporting small business here as it's a Unionized shop and store, primarily from domestic suppliers, and a member of the Fair Labor Association. If I remember correctly, they primarily screen print from Des Moines, right here in Iowa. If you really want to know about all this nerdery, they actually have their exact suppliers and how they've certified and chosen them on their "About Us" on their website. Despite that, none of the prices are really all that high. I've bought way more expensive clothing from the mall. I love being in here, and I love their sense of humor on their products. They have their store as organized as it possibly could be with (unlabeled but clearly grouped) sections for things like teachers, readers, LGBTQA+, Midwest pride, pink pony vibes, Taylor Swift vibes, etc. Raygun primarily has t-shirts, magnets, stickers, post cards, mugs, and other home items to help showcase your interest or support of any of those things. Sometimes I wish it had a bigger selection of what they print on because it's hard to bring another t-shirt or mug back home when I already have so many. It's connected to the Books on Main in the back of the store, but they ask you don't bring merchandise between the two locations. No bathrooms available here.

When I checked in, Yelp said there were no reviews even though I am pretty sure I reviewed this…read moresame store a couple of years ago. Raygun is an Iowa staple and even if you're not from here, you will get the appeal. There's something for everyone and Raygun is not afraid to take a politcal stance with their shirts. I usually buy something here every time I visit. This time it was a Halloween shirt: Hocus Pocus and Chill! The shirts are original designs and nothing is outrageously priced. Really great selection. Cashiers are always happy! Don't forget to check out their cards, too.

great products. asome…read more stuff. beds. twin beds. beds lights. lifts up. dresser drawers. asome stuff.

Good service and selection . With quick delivery and setup. Comfy bed and solid construction. Will…read morebe back.